Summer in Melbourne, there’s nothing fairly prefer it. The days are longer, and there’s a palpable blissful vibe buzzing by town. For me, the particular draw is Cisco Live Melbourne 2022, and the chance to fulfill, be taught and collaborate with business specialists throughout Data Center and Cloud Networking.
In only a week or so, Cisco Live 2022 shall be able to sizzle on the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. From a Cisco Cloud Networking standpoint, Cisco Nexus Dashboard, Cisco ACI, and Nexus 9000 Series switches are displaying up in a giant approach.
Read on to be taught what you’ll be able to count on and expertise at this buzzing occasion, and a tour of how Cisco Data Center and Cloud Networking is able to interact and enrich you.
1. Can’t-miss keynotes
At the outset, I might suggest that you simply attend all keynotes to grasp Cisco’s technique for rising expertise traits and market transitions. Keynotes and Innovation Talks present perception and strategic path. With compelling innovation, the ability of IT, and a give attention to significant affect in our communities, companies can drive change and go away an enduring affect for generations to return.
Join Cisco EVP Jeetu Patel and 4 different senior Cisco execs on Wednesday, Dec 7 at 10.30 AM, within the Plenary Hall 1-3, as they share Cisco’s imaginative and prescient for the longer term and the improvements that can create hybrid, safe, and related experiences for everybody.
For a ringside view of massive information in Cloud Networking and hybrid cloud, I strongly suggest innovation session that includes Cisco Execs Jeremy Foster and Yousuf Khan on the subject “Unlocking the possibilities of Hybrid Cloud”, at 2pm on Wednesday Dec 7, There you’ll learn the way Cisco is constructing a cloud-delivered, cloud-managed hybrid cloud operations platform to ship predictive efficiency monitoring, cloud-neutral automation and cloud native capabilities.
We even have innovation classes that includes Security, IoT, Enterprise Networking and lots of different sizzling matters. Make certain to take a look at the innovation classes within the Session Catalogue.
2. Take a DevNet deep dive
Get arms on with Cisco Data Center and Cloud Networking at this yr’s Cisco Live DevNet Zone. We’re internet hosting a number of classes, workshops, demos and studying labs that includes ACI, Infrastructure as Code, NX-OS, and Nexus Dashboard. Cisco DevNet Zone is a beehive of pleasure in any respect Cisco Live occasions and lots of attendees discover it very compelling given its enchantment to everybody from newcomers to API specialists. Over the years, our DevNet group has grown to 500,000+ members and provides software program certifications beginning with this version of Cisco Live. DevNet certifications are designed for each community engineers and software program builders and supplies Associate, Specialist, Professional and Expert stage paths to specialize.
The prime draw on the DevNet zone is the particular Cloud Networking takeover session at 12 midday on Wednesday, Dec 7, native time. Cisco’s Thomas Scheibe and Yousuf Khan will introduce an open API method with Cloud Networking. It’s broad presence in Cisco DevNet provides prospects a fast-track to be taught, take a look at and deploy information heart applied sciences throughout various use-cases and as a pre-integrated answer collectively with our expertise ecosystem companions. As a brand new apply this yr, pre-registered attendees are seated first, so register early to get a better view.
In this session you’ll learn the way Cisco is tackling the IT problem of managing hyper-distributed workloads with illustrations on the brand new capabilities designed to convey simplicity to community operations, altering the best way prospects configure, function, and analyze cloud networking. During the Takeover session, we may also function a “Raffle quiz” enjoyable occasion the place you get to crack tech questions and get an opportunity at profitable Bose Headsets as prime winners’ prizes. We even have a Demo Pod in DevNet zone the place Cisco’s newest Cloud Networking improvements shall be featured throughout your entire course of the Cisco Live occasion. A full hour of giveaways, blissful hour and enjoyable awaits you. Be certain to order this takeover session slot in your calendar for Wednesday.
3. Get hands-on on the World of Solutions (WOS)
The World of Solutions is your alternative to discover the broader Cisco Partner Ecosystem, discover solutions to your particular networking challenges, and listen to the distinctive perspective of Cisco engineers and companions. Get into the middle of the Cisco Live motion! Here’s what you’ll discover within the World of Solutions: Join us for our welcome reception on Tuesday, Dec 6 at 5.30 PM, and join with fellow attendees and Cisco companions to assist us rejoice the opening day of the World of Solutions with music, meals, and drinks. We hope to see you there!
The World of Solutions (WOS) lets you immerse your self within the Cisco Showcase the place hybrid work takes heart stage by greater than 100+ demos. Our purpose is to allow you to uncover the most recent Cisco software program options that present the visibility and administration that IT managers want to remodel enterprise. Dive deeper and be taught much more about particular merchandise, business options, providers, and {hardware}. Explore the Cisco Stand for specifics.
We have stacked a wealthy expertise demo options menu that includes Full-Stack Observability, Hybrid Cloud, IoT, Cloud Networking, Software Services, Security, amongst main ones. Specifically, on the Cloud Networking entrance, now we have demos on “automating and simplifying hybrid clouds” theme (that includes ACI, Nexus Dashboard, Nexus Cloud, and Infrastructure-as-Code). In addition, {hardware} pedestals will showcase our Nexus portfolio evolution and newest Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches. The record of Data Center Networking demos is huge and the easiest way so that you can expertise all of them is to cease by at our demo cubicles in WOS.
4. Choose your individual journey with breakout classes
To your coronary heart’s delight… is how I’ll describe Cisco technical breakout classes. Yes, now we have near 350+ breakouts from business acknowledged specialists on the present. Cisco ACI, Nexus Dashboard, Nexus Cloud and different Cloud Networking breakouts function prominently. Carlos Pereira’s session, “An interactive conversation on Nexus Cloud” (BRKDCN-2103) is a must-attend for these on the lookout for an in depth roadmap and nuances of Nexus Dashboard and Nexus Cloud. Lukas Krattiger, a distinguished technical advertising and marketing engineer, is able to dazzle you with a few classes that I might suggest as properly: BRKDCN-2267 and BRKDCN-2913.
With the rising emphasis on DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation toolchains like Terraform and Ansible, we provide extra classes this yr, and mark Richard Watson’s IaC centered session BRKDCN-1810, and Quinn Snyder’s DEVWKS-3360 in your calendar. DevNet czar Quinn Snyder can be presenting a number of different IaC centered classes, notable amongst them being DEVWKS-1235, DEVNET-2252. Visit the classes catalog to select from quite a lot of matters on Cloud Networking.
5. Connect along with your friends
As a Cisco Live attendee, you profit from the chance to work together along with your friends, Cisco workers and associate technical specialists in each structured and casual settings. Our Welcome Reception and Customer Appreciation Event are the highlights of the week’s social calendar. Get able to be entertained Wednesday night at our annual celebration occasion!
Read extra on the Social Events & Networking Onsite part. Tuesday’s welcome reception on the World of Solutions, Thursday’s buyer appreciation occasion are the highlights. Hot Dub Time Machine shall be headlining the celebration this yr.
I can go on and on, however I might by no means be capable of cowl all the joy in retailer. There is a lot extra you’ll be able to discover by yourself, and our Meet and Greet ambassadors shall be blissful to help you on the present. As for me, if time permits, I plan to go to a few of Melbourne’s iconic places. Safe travels and a cheerful Cisco Live!
Resources
Keynotes and Innovation Showcases
Cloud Networking takeover session
World of Solutions (WOS)
Social Events & Networking Onsite
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